title: Assessment of female sexual function among women with pelvic organ prolapse or urinary incontinence via an Arabic validated short-form sexual questionnaire.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess female sexual function among women with pelvic organ prolapse or urinary incontinence via an Arabic, validated, short-form sexual questionnaire (PISQ-12).
  
  
  METHODS
  The present study was conducted among women attending Suez Canal University Hospital, Ismailia, Egypt, between September 2009 and August 2011. In the pilot study, 42 women completed the final version of the Arabic PISQ-12 at recruitment and then 2 weeks later, and the data were compared to evaluate reliability and internal consistency. The formal comparative study included 154 premenopausal sexually active women: 80 control women, and 74 women with some degree of pelvic prolapse with or without stress incontinence. All participants had a vaginal examination and completed the questionnaire. The main outcome measures were the mean questionnaire scores within its 3 domains (behavioral, physical, and partner-related).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The test-retest reliability and internal consistency of the Arabic PISQ-12 were excellent. Validity was approved by an expert panel. The case group had a significantly lower mean total questionnaire score (31.07 ± 4.2 vs 34.7 ± 6.2; P<0.05) but a higher partner-related score (9.0 ± 2.4 vs 8.4 ± 2.5; P<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Arabic version of PISQ-12 was shown to be an effective and objective method of evaluating sexual function among patients with pelvic organ prolapse.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
authors.forename: Mohamed M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Shaaban
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
authors.forename: Hassan A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Abdelwahab
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt. Electronic address: dr_magdygyn@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Magdy R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt.
authors.forename: Essam
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shalaby
mesh_terms: D019093:Circumcision, Female / Q000009:adverse effects; D004534:Egypt; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D056887:Pelvic Organ Prolapse / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000209:etiology*; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology
keywords: Pelvic organ prolapse; Short sexual questionnaire; Urinary incontinence